Human Rights Watch Labels Israel's Strike on Tehran's Evin Prison an Apparent War Crime

HRW slams Israel over strike on Iran’s Evin Prison

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of an indiscriminate strike on Tehran’s Evin prison during the recent war with Iran, while alleging Iranian authorities beat and tortured inmates after evacuation.

Human Rights Watch Condemns Israeli Airstrikes on Evin Prison as Apparent War Crimes - teleSUR English

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has issued a scathing report condemning the Israeli airstrikes on Evin Prison in Tehran on June 23, 2025, labeling the attack as unlawfully indiscriminate and a clear violation of international law, amounting to apparent war crimes. The strikes, which occurred between 11:17 a.m. and 12:18 p.m., targeted multiple buildings across the sprawling 43-hectare prison complex during visiting hours, killing at least 80 people, in…

Israeli bombing of Iran’s Evin Prison ’apparent war crime’: HRW

Human Rights Watch alleged Thursday that an Israeli airstrike on a notorious Iranian prison was "an apparent war crime," while also accusing Tehran of harming and disappearing prisoners after the attack. Israel struck Evin Prison in Tehran, one of Iran's most notorious detention facilities for political activists and dissidents, on June 23, during its 12-day air war with the Islamic Republic. Over 1,500 prisoners are believed to have been held a…

TRT Global - Israeli air strike on Iranian prison an 'apparent war crime', says rights group

Human Rights Watch described Israel’s attack as “unlawfully indiscriminate” while also warning Iran not to exploit the aftermath to inflict further ill-treatment on detainees.

Human Rights Watch says Israeli airstrike on Iranian prison was an 'apparent war crime'

Human Rights Watch has alleged an Israeli airstrike on an Iranian prison is “an apparent war crime.”